Todas las oraciones tienen lo que llamamos tag questions o question tags.
Los tag questions en el pasado simple buscan confirmar o aclarar un hecho en particular.
Esta es una mezcla de tag questions afirmativas y negativas con pasado simple en inglés:
- You went to the party last night, didn’t you?
- She studied for the exam, didn’t she?
- They visited Paris last summer, didn’t they?
- He bought a new car yesterday, didn’t he?
- We finished the project on time, didn’t we?
- You didn’t attend the meeting yesterday, did you?
- She didn’t call you back, did she?
- They didn’t enjoy the movie, did they?
- He didn’t finish his homework, did he?
- We didn’t go to the beach last weekend, did we?
Ahora veamos la estructura para hacer tag questions con el simple past.
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¿Cómo Hacer Tag Questions con el Simple Past Afirmativo?
Para formar tag questions con oraciones afirmativas con el simple past, sigue estos pasos:
- Escribe la oración afirmativa en simple past.
- Escribe el pronombre personal adecuado para la tag question.
- Escribe “didn’t” al frente del pronombre personal y agrega un signo de pregunta
- Agrega la tag question al final de la oración afirmativa separado de una coma
Este es un ejemplo acerca de como crear tag questions con el simple past siguiendo los pasos anteriores
| #1 | You went to the beach |
| #2 | You |
| #3 | Didn’t you? |
| #4 | You went to the beach, Didn’t you? |
¿Cómo Hacer Tag Questions con el Simple Past Negativo?
Para formar tag questions con oraciones negativa con el simple past, sigue estos pasos:
- Escribe la oración negativa en simple past.
- Escribe el pronombre personal adecuado para la tag question.
- Escribe “did” al frente del pronombre personal y agrega un signo de pregunta
- Agrega la tag question al final de la oración afirmativa separado de una coma.
Este es un ejemplo acerca de como crear tag questions con el simple past siguiendo los pasos anteriores
| #1 | You went to the beach |
| #2 | You |
| #3 | Didn’t you? |
| #4 | You went to the beach, Didn’t you? |
Tag Questions con el Pasado Simple
Estos son algunos ejemplos de tag questions con el pasado simple en Inglés
| I didn’t send any emails | Didn’t I? |
| You visited my mom last night | Didn’t you? |
| You went to the supermarket two days ago | Didn’t you? |
| She rented an apartment near the beach | Didn’t she? |
| She did exercises | Didn’t she? |
| He didn’t pay for the gas | Did he? |
| She didn’t call last night | Did she? |
| They didn’t check that room | Did they? |
| We didn’t get paid last week | Did we? |
| They didn’t win the championship | Did they? |
Conversación con Simple Past Question Tags
Esta es una conversación sobre el tema que podrías practicar con un compañero
A: Hey, did you catch the movie last night?
B: Yeah, I did. It was pretty good, wasn’t it?
A: Definitely! Did you understand the twist at the end?
B: Not really, it was a bit confusing.
A: Yeah, I felt the same. Oh, did you chat with John at the party?
B: Yeah, we talked for a bit. He seemed in good spirits, didn’t he?
A: Absolutely! Did you get a chance to try out the new restaurant downtown?
B: Yeah, I went there last week. The food was amazing.
Ejercicio: Tag Questions y el Simple Past
Task #1
Escribe los tag questions para las oraciones en pasado simple
